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Kohei Suzuki receives Kenneth J. Meier Award from the Midwest Political Science Association13 December 2023Kohei Suzuki, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, has received the Kenneth J. Meier Award for his paper ‘Politicisation, Bu...
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Grant enables archaeologists to study origins of museum artefacts13 December 2023Two researchers from the Faculty of Archaeology have received a grant from the Museums, Collections and Society (MSC) interdisciplinary programme. Thi...
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NWO-XS grants for two innovative research projects12 December 2023Two Leiden Science researchers received an NWO-XS grant for their research. Both projects are highly promising, but also high-risk. Macrophages that t...
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Bachelor's research on ultra-thin nanochip nominated for Young Talent Award12 December 2023Using 2D materials, physics student Romme van der Kemp developed a nanochip that is extremely small ánd scalable. This is needed to make all kinds of ...
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer12 December 2023How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathem...
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Countering nerve pain caused by chemotherapy with new drug12 December 2023Nerve pain is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy. It is therefore one of the biggest reasons for cancer patients to stop treatment ea...
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Jason Rudall awarded Hsu Mo Prize by former President Ma of Taiwan12 December 2023Jason Rudall, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has been awarded the Hsu Mo Prize...
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga and Hadassah Drukarch win European Commission’s Product Safety Award11 December 2023The EU Product Safety Award encourages and honors innovative business initiatives and research that make a difference for consumers. This year, the Go...
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Life Science & Technology among best studies by Elseviers Weekblad11 December 2023The MSc Life Science & Technology receives a bronze medal in EW Best Studies 2023. Every year, Elsevier selects the top programmes in higher education...
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‘The questions and ideas from students also make me a better researcher’07 December 2023‘Yamila Miguel brings along immense enthusiasm that sparks over to the students in the lectures,’ her students say about her. ‘She inspires us as scie...
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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’07 December 2023'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make s...
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‘Listen carefully when students ask a question, to hear the question behind the question’07 December 2023‘Rudy van Vliet is always willing to go that extra mile to help us,’ is what students say about him. The lecturer in the Computer Science bachelor’s p...
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Preventing heart attacks by earlier detection of cardiovascular disease06 December 2023In the Netherlands, 1.55 million people suffer from cardiovascular diseases. Yet, acute cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke, often...
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards06 December 2023Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for he...
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Leiden University College: Another quality seal for one of Europe's top Liberal Arts and Sciences programmes06 December 2023For the eleventh time in a row, Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences programme has been awarded the ‘Top Rated Programme’ quality seal...